Sr Director, Philanthropic Partnerships - Gannett Co. : Job Details

Posted Monday, October 7, 2024 at 7:00 AM

Sr Director of Philanthropic Partnerships

The USA TODAY NETWORK is seeking a mission-driven, creative and collaborative leader to drive development of philanthropic partnerships that both bolster local journalism and create new opportunities to serve readers, viewers and listeners in communities nationwide.

This is an extraordinary role at a critical moment. The recently launched transformation of Gannett's Content Team is delivering a return to growth in the size of the audience we serve, a key contributor to engineering a sustainable business model for local journalism across the country.

In this role, the Sr. Director of Philanthropic Partnerships will be responsible for executing a strategy that delivers significant new funding for community newsrooms. The successful candidate will have experience raising funds and developing long-term partnerships and relationships with foundations and charitable organizations. The Sr. Director will be an excellent listener who is connected to what our newsrooms are excited about and can build a process to support them while working closely with colleagues to deliver the financial outcomes intended.

They will lead a team dedicated to identifying and executing on philanthropic funding opportunities, as well as build the workflow and processes for the team and the broader organization to scale philanthropic revenue more than 2x in 2025.

This role reports will be part of the Content Monetization team under the Executive Director of Enterprise and Distributed Partnerships.

This role is remote and can be based anywhere in the US, except for Alaska and Hawaii.

Responsibilities:

• Establish partnerships with philanthropic and non-profit organizations to fund high-impact projects as well as critical coverage areas for Gannett's 200+ local newsrooms, including coordinating records of grant revenue.
• Directly solicit contributions from charitable organizations to support new and existing initiatives.
• Collaborate with local and national news teams on upcoming projects to develop grant requests and proposals. Write and submit grant requests and partnership proposals.
• Manage routine communication with partners and funders, including the preparation and submission of impact assessments, audience and financial reports and other information as requested to satisfy grant requirements.
• Collaborate with internal legal and standards teams to ensure grant requests, proposals and expenditures follow established guidelines for compliance and independence.
• Identify and execute new processes to simplify and organize the grant funding pipeline across the organization.
• Be the subject matter expert regarding philanthropic partnership strategy, helping to educate newsroom leaders and inform Executive Leadership on the roadmap.
• Manage a growing P&L.
• Manage a team of grant writing experts.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in journalism or any other subject or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least five years of experience in development, grant writing and administration.
• At least five years of experience managing teams.
• Demonstrated success in running a P&L and delivering on financial goals.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusion and belonging and creating teams that reflect the communities we serve.
• Ideal candidates will have a background in local journalism and have pre-existing relationships with philanthropic and non-profits active in supporting journalism.

Application Instructions:

We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don't limit your upload to a resume; show us what you've done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:

• Your resume – one to two pages.
• A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.

It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.

The annualized base salary for this role will range between $119,700 and $150,000. Variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role, may be applicable. Exact compensation may vary based on budget, skills, experience, location, and union representation, if applicable.

Gannett Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. As such, we will consider all qualified applicants for employment and do not discriminate in connection with employment decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance (including height and weight), sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), education, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, military or veteran status or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state and local laws in the jurisdictions where Gannett employs employees. In addition, Gannett Co., Inc. will provide applicants who require a reasonable accommodation, as a result of an applicant's disability or religion, to complete this employment application and/or any other process in connection with an individuals' application for employment with Gannett Co., Inc. Applicants who require such accommodation should contact Gannett Co., Inc.'s Recruitment Department at [email protected].